ITALIAN VERSION
Lunar landscapes and megalithic architecture; enchanted beaches and rocky contours; marshes and volcanic massifs; stone-built houses and ancient castles; woodlands and a network of small rivers as well as a large resevoir. Oristano Province is rich in fascinating natural scenery as might have been laid down by the “10th”Muse – to say nothing of its archaeological sites and townships.
THE PROVINCE OF ORISTANO
Open air film sets which have excited the fantasies of directors such as Michael Curtiz, Antonello Grimaldi, Salvatore Mereu, Gianfranco Cabiddu e Davide Manuli. From the cliffs of Capo Mannu and Santa Caterina di Pittinuri to the sandy vastnesses of Torregrande and Arborea and Sinis, the Pallosu cove and the sparkling Is Arutas quartz beach. Not to mention the Mediterranean bushland and the ancient forests of Montiferru and Mount Arci as well as the ever-changing water of the Tirso valley.
Mountains and the sea, stupendous foreshortenings and wide, spell-binding panoramas along 135 km of coastline. There are marshes and ploughland, towns and villages, farms and riding-schools covering an area of 3,040 square km (population 169,000) in western Sardinia. Oristano Province is careful to preserve the magic of its ancient traditions. Its displays of horsemanship (the Sartiglia in Oristano during the winter and the Ardia at Sedilo in early summer) are as famous as the Corsa degli Scalzi (the barefoot race at Cabras) and the province's carnivaltime masks.There are other equestrian events and races – for example the Carrela 'e Nanti at Santu Lussurgiu and the Cursas a Sa Pudda as well as the Cursa de Sa Loriga at San Vero Milis, which richly demonstrate the area's authentic and uninterrupted links with centuries old traditions.